Woodhead - Broadleaved woodland
✦ Ancient woodland19 ha
Plan your visit
🦉Wildlife🍂Seasonal🦅Birds
Free entryDogs welcome19 ha
Getting here
52.69605, -0.52655
Open directionsv
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- ☀️June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days
- 🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- ☀️June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days
- 🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
- 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
Deciduous woodland priority habitat; Ancient woodland
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour
Free
🦅Bird watching
Strong match
Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Ancient woodland — historic landscape
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Good match
Semi-improved grassland — butterflies and wildflowers
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km4 signed routes nearby · 2 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Macmillan WayWalking route290 km▾
Named routeRef MWALength 290 kmListed length 461Regional walking route
Hereward WayWalking route▾
Named routePoint-to-pointRegional walking route
Rutland RoundWalking route105 km▾
Named routeLength 105 kmRegional walking route
Torpel WayWalking route▾
FP E166public footpath · 1.6 km▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 1.6 kmSurface grassPath type: track
FP E166public footpath · 237 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 237 mSurface grassPath type: footway
2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
National Byway (Rutland)Cycling route▾
National Byway in Rutland
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
Route 63Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 63National Cycle Network
Photos
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Wildlife to spot
5,862 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
5,862 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds2 species
winterautumn
2025▾
Jay · Fieldfare
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2023
🐝Insects5 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Marbled White · Dark Green Fritillary · Didymomyia tiliacea · Bombus lucorum · Buff-tailed Bumblebee
- Marbled WhiteMelanargia galathea
- Dark Green FritillarySpeyeria aglaja
- Didymomyia tiliaceaDidymomyia tiliacea
- Bombus lucorumBombus lucorum2023
- Buff-tailed BumblebeeBombus terrestris2023
Round-leaved Fluellen · Sharp-leaved Fluellen · Scentless Mayweed · Bramble · Silver Birch +116
- Round-leaved FluellenKickxia spuria
- Sharp-leaved FluellenKickxia elatine
- Scentless MayweedTripleurospermum inodorum2023
- BrambleRubus fruticosus2023
- Silver BirchBetula pendula2023
- HarebellCampanula rotundifolia2023
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
5,862 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds2 species
winterautumn
2025▾
Jay · Fieldfare
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2023
🐝Insects5 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Marbled White · Dark Green Fritillary · Didymomyia tiliacea · Bombus lucorum · Buff-tailed Bumblebee
- Marbled WhiteMelanargia galathea
- Dark Green FritillarySpeyeria aglaja
- Didymomyia tiliaceaDidymomyia tiliacea
- Bombus lucorumBombus lucorum2023
- Buff-tailed BumblebeeBombus terrestris2023
Round-leaved Fluellen · Sharp-leaved Fluellen · Scentless Mayweed · Bramble · Silver Birch +116
- Round-leaved FluellenKickxia spuria
- Sharp-leaved FluellenKickxia elatine
- Scentless MayweedTripleurospermum inodorum2023
- BrambleRubus fruticosus2023
- Silver BirchBetula pendula2023
- HarebellCampanula rotundifolia2023
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
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